absorbed
Example Sentences
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A group of young people sheltered under a thatched hut by the side of the road, absorbed in a game of poker.
From Barron's
Investors have absorbed a steady trickle of unsettling headlines ever since.
From MarketWatch
The compound is absorbed mainly by specific cancer cells, where it disrupts critical biological functions including cellular respiration and DNA production.
From Science Daily
“So Cava absorbed more of the increase than we passed along,” she said, declining to share the impact on employees and the company.
A sharp spike that quickly reverses can be absorbed, leaving little lasting effect on inflation readings and allowing the Fed to shift its focus back to the health of the labor market.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
